Barnes, J. R. J., Painter, F. L., Holtzworth-Munroe, A., Krella, K. A., Wells, Y. D., Lee, J., McIntosh, J. E. (2026). Online Psychoeducation Programs for Separated Litigating Parents: A Scoping Review of Domestic and Family Violence Content. Family Transitions, 67(4), 272–319.
Painter, F. L., Wright, B. J., Holtzworth-Munroe, A., Wells, Y. D., Lee, J., Krella, K. A., Booth, A. T., Jiang, H., Evans, E., & McIntosh, J. E. (2026). Family violence risk screening and case management pathways in the Australian family courts: A cluster-controlled comparison. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. Advance online publication.
Vašinová, P. & Mojžíšová, A. (2026). Possibilities for using the DOORS tool in social work in the Czech Republic: Inspiration from Australia and Sweden. KONTAKT. Advance online publication.
Wells, Y. D., McIntosh, J. E., Painter, F. L., Holtzworth-Munroe, A., Wright, B. J., Jiang, H., Lee, J., Krella, K. A., Booth, A. T., & Evans, E. (2025). Family Violence Risk on Entry to the Family Courts of Australia: Profiles and Predictive Validity of the DOORS Triage Process. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 127.
Booth, A. T., Cloud, Z. C. G., Vuong, A., Von Doussa, H., Ralfs, C., & McIntosh, J. E. (2024). Child-Reported Family Violence: A Systematic Review of Available Instruments. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 25(2), 1661–1679.
Booth, A. T., Wright, B. J., Pearce, H., Ralfs, C., & McIntosh, J. E. (2023). The family law detection of overall risk screen (FL-DOORS): Utility as a repeated measure for assessing change in family violence risk over time. Family Court Review, 61(2), 359–371.
Lee, J., & McIntosh, J. E. (2019, December 4-6). e-screening for risks to family safety and wellbeing in Gambling Help Services with the Family Doors app [Paper presentation]. 2019 Conference of National Association of Gambling Studies, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
Lee, J., & McIntosh, J. E. (2019, November 19-23). Universal risk screening in relationships counselling to enhance client engagement and promote safety and wellbeing [Paper presentation]. 2019 Conference of Family Relationships Services Australia, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia.
Kelly, M., & Lee, J. (2018, November 20-23). Over the barriers, onto the benefits: How practitioners changed their minds about universal risk screening [Paper presentation]. 2018 Conference of Family and Relationships Services Australia, Cairns, QLD, Australia.
Heidenreich, A., Lee, J., & McIntosh, J. E. (2018, July 25-27). Screened but not heard: The importance of bringing children’s voices into the room when parents present for non-parenting services [Poster presentation]. Biennial Conference of the Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Flint, J., Lee, J., & McIntosh, J. E. (2017, November 22-24). e-screening: Connecting the dots on risks to family wellbeing [Paper presentation]. Annual Conference of Family Relationships Services Australia 2017, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Wells, Y., McIntosh, J.E., & Lee, J. (2017, June 4-7). A large scale validation of the Family Law DOORS: A universal screening framework for identifying and responding to family-wide risks after parental separation [Poster presentation]. 7th World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Notice to Practitioners and Researchers
The Family DOORS tools (“DOORS”) are intended for professional use, for the express purpose of assisting with preliminary screening and responding to risk. The DOORS, in whole or in part, do not provide any formal diagnosis, finding, conclusion or recommendation, and are not intended to be used as a substitute for assessment. The authors and publishers of the DOORS disclaim any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information gathered in screening processes that employ DOORS, or for decisions that are made or services that are received in conjunction with this tool. The full Terms of Use can be found on the Family DOORS website. Use of DOORS in any form is subject to and conditional upon these Terms of Use. All users of DOORS in any form are deemed, by virtue of such use, to have read, understood, accepted and agreed to these Terms of Use.
Accurate use of the DOORS depends on good, ongoing training and the relevant service policies. Reading the supporting material and the Family DOORS handbook including the completion of the self-paced learning activities will provide relevant background for using the DOORS screening tools. A comprehensive online training about the Family DOORS has also been developed and is available for a fee through the www.familydoors.com website.
Research use of the DOORS is encouraged, and collaborations are invited. Once permissions are sought, researchers may make free use of the Family DOORS screening tool for research purposes. Researchers wishing to use the Family DOORS Screening Tool for research purposes should contact the author, Prof. Jennifer McIntosh, with a simple letter acknowledging acceptance of the terms of use via Contact: DoorsSupport@rasa.org.au.
The researcher/s will ensure that in their use of the Family DOORS:
Family Law DOOR 1 (Parent):
McIntosh, J.E. (2011). DOOR 1: Parent Self-Report Form. In J.E. McIntosh & Ralfs, C. (2012). The Family Law DOORS Handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.
Family Law DOOR 1 (Property/non-parent):
McIntosh, J.E. (2011). DOOR 1: Non-Parent Self-Report Form. In J.E. McIntosh & Ralfs, C. (2012). The Family Law DOORS Handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.
Family Law DOOR 1 (Significant Other):
McIntosh, J.E. (2011). DOOR 1: Significant Other Self-Report Form. In J.E. McIntosh & Ralfs, C. (2012). The Family Law DOORS Handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.
Family Law DOOR 2 (Parent):
McIntosh, J.E. (2011). DOOR 2: Practitioner Aide Memoire (Parent). In J.E. McIntosh & Ralfs, C. (2012). The Family Law DOORS Handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.
Family Law DOOR 2 (Property/non-parent):
McIntosh, J.E. (2011). DOOR 2: Practitioner Aide Memoire (Property/non-parent). In J.E. McIntosh & Ralfs, C. (2012). The Family Law DOORS Handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.
Family Law DOOR 2 (Significant Other):
McIntosh, J.E. (2011). DOOR 2: Practitioner Aide Memoire (Significant Other). In J.E. McIntosh & Ralfs, C. (2012). The Family Law DOORS Handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.
McIntosh, J.E. & Lee, J. (2016). MyDOOR 1 Self-Report Form (with Parent-Child questions) In: J.E. McIntosh & J. Lee (2025). The MyDOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. Relationships Australia, South Australia and The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University.
McIntosh, J.E., & Lee, J. (2016). MyDOOR 1 Self-Report Form (without Parent-Child questions) In: J.E. McIntosh & J. Lee (2025). The MyDOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. Relationships Australia, South Australia and The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University.
McIntosh, J.E., & Lee, J. (2016). MyDOOR 2 Practitioner Aide Memoire (with Parent-Child questions). In: J.E. McIntosh & J. Lee (2025). The MyDOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. Relationships Australia, South Australia and The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University.
McIntosh, J.E., & Lee, J. (2016). MyDOOR 2 Practitioner Aide Memoire (without Parent-Child questions). In: J.E. McIntosh & J. Lee (2025). The MyDOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. Relationships Australia, South Australia and The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University.
Lee, J. & McIntosh, J.E. (2024). YP-DOOR 1 Self-Report Form. In: J. Lee & J.E. McIntosh & (2025). The Young Persons’ DOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. Relationships Australia, South Australia and The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University.
Lee, J. & McIntosh, J.E. (2024). YP-DOOR 2 Practitioner Aide Memoire. In: J. Lee & J.E. McIntosh & (2025). The Young Persons’ DOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. Relationships Australia, South Australia and The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University.
McIntosh, J.E., Bailey, A., Lee, J. & Ralfs, C. (2023). Kids’ DOOR 1: Supported self-report. In: A. Bailey, J.E. McIntosh, A. Booth, J. Lee, & C. Ralfs (2023). The Kids’ DOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University and Relationships Australia, South Australia.
McIntosh, J.E., Bailey, A., Lee, J. & Ralfs, C. (2023). Kids’ DOOR 1: Supported screening (with traffic light rubric). In: A. Bailey, J.E. McIntosh, A. Booth, J. Lee, & C. Ralfs (2023). The Kids’ DOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University and Relationships Australia, South Australia.
McIntosh, J.E., Bailey, A., Lee, J. & Ralfs, C. (2023). Kids’ DOOR 2: Practitioner Aide Memoire. In: A. Bailey, J.E. McIntosh, A. Booth, J. Lee, & C. Ralfs (2023). The Kids’ DOORS Handbook. Unpublished Manuscript. The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University and Relationships Australia, South Australia.
McIntosh, J. E., & Ralfs, C. (2012a). The DOORS Detection of Overall Risk Screen Framework. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.
McIntosh, J. E., & Ralfs, C. (2012b). The Family Law DOORS handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.
McIntosh, J. E., & Ralfs, C. (2012a). The DOORS Detection of Overall Risk Screen Framework. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.
McIntosh, J. E., & Ralfs, C. (2012b). The Family Law DOORS handbook. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.
The Family DOORS online training program has been developed by the Australian Institute of Social Relations and is based on the Family Law DOORS Handbook.
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